Sentence examples for tight lips from inspiring English sources

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tight lips

noun

Of a person, silence or reticence.

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The tight lips are here.

The rules require tight lips, he said.

Their tight lips and slowly shaking heads said enough.

DETROIT — For generations, labor negotiations here have been the stuff of closed doors and tight lips.

I turned my head and saw her tight lips and tired eyelids.

Somewhere far away inside a smile was trying to reach Eddy's tight lips.

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Yesterday, however, he was remaining tight lipped.

To Bledsoe's credit, he kept a tight lip.

But it doesn't mean that you should necessarily be completely tight lipped.

As usual, organisers are keeping a fairly tight lip on the acts for this year's festival.

Tonight the Treasury was  remaining tight lipped about the extent of the capital expenditure plans.

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